WhackE Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I know when they first came out the Portraits were pretty much universally hated, from what I've heard, and Honestly I think that was an over-reaction. Because they're not that bad. sure there are some inconstancies, because it looks like the person who did them didn't use a reference for some of them (Wigfrid lacks her tooth-gap, Maxwells chin is weirdly long.), and they somewhat resemble like ONI characters, I understand they were done by a different artist then the main person who does portrait art, and I don't think they're of a lower quality because of that, because there are a few poor decisions with the art, but overall they're not that bad, seriously, I think they hold up Today pretty well, a lot of the characters expressions and posing is exceptional. I think a lot of the shock came from the abrupt style change since the art is noticeably different from other portraits, and that's why people hated on them. And Honestly this is coming from I bias I have against them since I think the fire hair on a few of them is really boring design choice. I do not think the Magmatics are the worst skin portraits by any means, there are far worse offenders that I haven't seen many people talk about. (ex. Warly's DST portrait, Wortox's portrait, and Maxwell's Gaping Maw in his Untriumphant) Spoiler Also I hate how Klei keeps zooming in on a lot of the newer portraits, PLEASE give us more fullbody portraits. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapeVruit Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I agree, the portrait art for the skin sets aren't terrible, while they do look a bit off, and to me, feel a little cheap, I wouldn't call them bad. I guess compared to the majority of the other character portraits, they stick out like a sore thumb. Also, I think Warly's DST portrait art looks so good compared to the one in shipwrecked. The drawing feels more clean and refined while having Warly strike a nice pose. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echsrick Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, GrapeVruit said: I think Warly's DST portrait art looks so good compared to the one in shipwrecked. The drawing feels more clean and refined while having Warly strike a nice pose. you think this looks better then this? alsol i think the single player version is better, i mean, he cooks food and puts spice on it, while in multy he just looks at a fish Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackE Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, GrapeVruit said: I agree, the portrait art for the skin sets aren't terrible, while they do look a bit off, and to me, feel a little cheap, I wouldn't call them bad. I guess compared to the majority of the other character portraits, they stick out like a sore thumb. Also, I think Warly's DST portrait art looks so good compared to the one in shipwrecked. The drawing feels more clean and refined while having Warly strike a nice pose. I disagree, Warly's DST portrait doesn't fit in at all with any other portraits in game, on top of being an unnecessary change, the colours aren't nearly muted enough in my opninion to fit with other DST portraits, His limbs are weirdly lanky, and his pose isn't nearly as interesting or show anything about his character. he's just staring at a fish, compared to his SW that's a downgrade. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapeVruit Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, WhackE said: I disagree, Warly's DST portrait doesn't fit in at all with any other portraits in game, on top of being an unnecessary change, the colours aren't nearly muted enough in my opninion to fit with other DST portraits, His limbs are weirdly lanky, and his pose isn't nearly as interesting or show anything about his character. he's just staring at a fish, compared to his SW that's a downgrade. Well, to each his own. I do understand your last point though. I guess from my point of view, the way that Warly's staring at the fish makes it seem like he's thinking up different ways on how he can incorporate it into his many dishes, as well as looking slightly more confident compared to his art in SW. But on the surface level, it's literally just a guy looking at a fish. And while I'm not the biggest fan of his portrait art in SW, it does show him cooking in his portable crockpot. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChaotica Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 My main problem with the Magmatics was the outfits themselves; they looked EXTREMELY anime and really strong reminded me of other serieses. While I can appreciate a good reference as well as the next person, sometimes it seems like Don't Starve Together is...I dunno...trying too hard to tap into the popular thing? But on the other hand, I'm perfectly FINE with things like Willow's Wednesday from the "Addams Family" look. I guess my criteria is... Is the thing they're really obviously "referencing" something that _already fits the tone and style of the game_? If Y, kinda-grudging "fine". If N, raise eyebrow and look at the new thing suspiciously with folded arms. I kinda think the Magmatic outfits are cool looks in and of themselves, but I dunno if I want _Don't Starve_ characters to dress up like Naruto... ...Notorious Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlrust Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Dr.Medic said: in multy he just looks at a fish Nah, he's just waiting for it to spoil so he can get some bones for Bone Bouillon. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan Mele Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, CaptainChaotica said: While I can appreciate a good reference as well as the next person, sometimes it seems like Don't Starve Together is...I dunno...trying too hard to tap into the popular thing? Wilson's roseate skin is a reference to shadow the hEDGEhog Totally not a coincedence Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auth Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Personally, I'm not the biggest fan of them. Most of the models in-game looked pretty... I don't know, scraggly? In my opinion the only one that came out looking pretty well was WX, which, I mean, clearly I'm not the only one as the WX magmatic skin was used in promo art, they're plastered all over the whole magmatic collection, it has it's own loading screen image... Clearly even the devs thought magmatic WX looks good, and to their credit, it does. Although, with the others... Like I said, they kinda look messy to me. Not just the portraits, but how they actually look. That and Wigfrid's looks really boring compared to the others - The only one with normally red hair and they DON'T get a fire-looking effect? Ugh. 2 hours ago, CaptainChaotica said: My main problem with the Magmatics was the outfits themselves; they looked EXTREMELY anime and really strong reminded me of other serieses. While I can appreciate a good reference as well as the next person, sometimes it seems like Don't Starve Together is...I dunno...trying too hard to tap into the popular thing? I kinda think the Magmatic outfits are cool looks in and of themselves, but I dunno if I want _Don't Starve_ characters to dress up like Naruto... wat Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChaotica Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Well it might not be Naruto exactly, I might be misremembering... ...but they ARE really anime-esque, especially, like, Winona's for example. I dunno what that is, exactly, but that visor and hair definitely makes Winona look like she's from...SOMEthing. And Wilson with that hair and armor is kinda rockin' a JRPG (possibly Dragon Quest?) thing... For me, there's just something about the style of these that's _juuuuuuuuuuuust_ far enough into another, non-DS-esque recognisable look, that it kinda jumps out at you. (shrug) Spoiler ...and it ain't just me, I remember when these pictures first came out, there were MULTIPLE people saying it looked like anime, and I'm pretty damn sure I read the word "Naruto" somewhere in that thread, so... ...Notorious Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonboooorn Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Compare Forge V2 skins to literally anything. They look completly out of place, both portraits and visuals. Its also funny to me how many of you agrees that this collections sucks here and there but still accept it as "fine" just not to look mean to Klei artists. lol Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
minespatch Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 22 minutes ago, CaptainChaotica said: RPG (possibly Dragon Quest? hyuhyu Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggf Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 This whole thread is you smack talking how bad the portraits are with objective faults but acting like it isn't an issue because the portraits look bad for a reason instead of just randomly. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty_Mentos Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 All of your opinions are wrong and you all should be ashamed of yourselves Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkenpelz Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 13 hours ago, WhackE said: he's just staring at a fish That's obviously a parody of the famous Shakespearean pose out of Hamlet, of looking at a skull while thinking about To Be, Or Not To Be (alas, poor Yorrick). I find the idea of Warly having an existential crisis over a fish pretty damn hilarious. Also, I LIKE the magmatic set. I got the vignette of the survivors with the flag and it brings me happiness everytime it shows up in my loading screen. I permanently use magmatic skins for Winona and Willow as well. The Forge by itself had a completely different playstyle than standard DST, why not go a bit crazier with the artstyle? I LOVE the artstyle of Gorge vignettes, but Forge is fine too for me. It's a completely subjective thing but I really don't understand why the magmatic series would get hate. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinancoTheBest Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 28 minutes ago, Falkenpelz said: That's obviously a parody of the famous Shakespearean pose out of Hamlet, of looking at a skull while thinking about To Be, Or Not To Be (alas, poor Yorrick). I find the idea of Warly having an existential crisis over a fish pretty damn hilarious. Also, I LIKE the magmatic set. I got the vignette of the survivors with the flag and it brings me happiness everytime it shows up in my loading screen. I permanently use magmatic skins for Winona and Willow as well. The Forge by itself had a completely different playstyle than standard DST, why not go a bit crazier with the artstyle? I LOVE the artstyle of Gorge vignettes, but Forge is fine too for me. It's a completely subjective thing but I really don't understand why the magmatic series would get hate. Funny how that's the second time where that particular pose was referenced on the portrait images. Guess willow ponders to burn or not the burn while warly is just contemplating which gourmet dish {definitely Moqueca} he can incorperate the existance of that fish into. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkenpelz Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Just now, SinancoTheBest said: Funny how that's the second time where that particular pose was referenced on the portrait images. Since the entire franchise is full of Shakespeare references, there's probably more. Wilba saying "Alas, poor Wilba" when examining her own skeleton is another one. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackE Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 10 hours ago, Cheggf said: This whole thread is you smack talking how bad the portraits are with objective faults but acting like it isn't an issue because the portraits look bad for a reason instead of just randomly. no? I genuinely think they're fine, they just stand out and have some faults, but they look fine and have some good aspects to them. 2 hours ago, Falkenpelz said: That's obviously a parody of the famous Shakespearean pose out of Hamlet, of looking at a skull while thinking about To Be, Or Not To Be (alas, poor Yorrick). I find the idea of Warly having an existential crisis over a fish pretty damn hilarious. Wasn't obvious enough for me, then. the Willow example that was given above is much more obvious and better. Quote It's a completely subjective thing but I really don't understand why the magmatic series would get hate. From what I've heard the magmatic skins were generally disliked. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/138446-magmatic-portraits-arent-bad/#findComment-1550850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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